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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, appearing at a conference, said The New York Times misread current conditions in an editorial calling for federal regulators to block the cable giant's proposed merger with Time Warner Cable. The newspaper was off in its likening the proposed merger to AT&T before its breakup, Roberts said. "In the days of AT&T, there was only one phone company," Roberts said. "It is truly an antiquated notion to say there is not competition in video."

Looking to expand its connection with marketers in the digital and mobile spaces, The Weather Channel has built a private ad-sales network that serves up inventory exclusively for TWC and is separate from all other online content publishers. "The whole reason we're doing this is it increases the size of our relationship with our advertising customers," said Michael Kelly, The Weather Channel's chief executive officer.

Looking to expand its connection with marketers in the digital and mobile spaces, The Weather Channel has built a private ad-sales network that serves up inventory exclusively for TWC and is separate from all other online content publishers. "The whole reason we're doing this is it increases the size of our relationship with our advertising customers," said Michael Kelly, The Weather Channel's chief executive officer.

Bids for The Weather Channel will be closed today, and parent company Landmark Communications will begin the process of sorting through the interested parties, according to this article. Those in the hunt are believed to include NBC Universal, CBS and Time Warner.

The Outdoor Channel is fighting back against Time Warner Cable's decision to move the channel to the sports tier or drop it altogether in some key markets. The network has issued a "call to arms" to viewers, taking out newspaper ads asking fans to protest.